- #1 Mycorrhiza
97% matchPositive100% of 18 reviews2022
Dev: Distorted WanderersPub: Tim Reichert
Windows · Mac · Linux
A love letter to horror manga in the form of a visual novel. Welcome to a world of distorted minds.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 14.2%, Interactive Fiction 13.9%, Nonlinear 12.7%, Visual Novel 11%, Dark 9.2%
- #2 Secrets In Green
96% match5 user reviews100% of 5 reviews2024
Dev: Borealis
Windows · Mac
When a pretty plant in Alma's garden begins to speak to her, she knows that a dark mystery is afoot! But in Victorian England, women are often dismissed as nothing more than hysterical fantasists. Can you help Alma find her power, and solve this dangerous situation before it's too late?
Why similar: Historical 17.7%, Interactive Fiction 12.2%, Visual Novel 11.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.5%, Multiple Endings 11%
- #3 Devil Apartment
96% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: L.S. Frei
Windows
Hello, Jake. Welcome to the game.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 14.4%, Drama 12.3%, Visual Novel 12.2%, Dark 10.3%, Multiple Endings 10.2%
- #4 Insects Awaken
94% matchVery Positive90% of 445 reviews2025
Dev: HelloMeow
Windows · Mac
Insects Awaken is a puzzle visual novel set in the 1940s. It follows the story of Chen Shan, a young man entangled in espionage while defending his family and homeland. He embarks on a journey between the isolated cities of Chongqing and Shanghai, braving the chaos of war with his passion and youth.
Why similar: Historical 15.1%, Interactive Fiction 12.4%, Drama 11.9%, Choices Matter 11.2%, Multiple Endings 11.2%
- #5 Rewrite - DYH
95% matchPositive100% of 25 reviews2020
Dev: DYHPub: WinCode
Windows · Linux
Rewrite - DYH - A game that changes every time you play!
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 16.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.8%, Visual Novel 12.4%, Drama 11.1%, Hand-drawn 10.7%
- #6 Echoes of Pinebridge
94% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Koalu Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
After a transfer student enters his life, college senior Kent begins suffering fainting spells and hearing voices. Navigate friendships, secrets, and a growing supernatural mystery in this choice-driven visual novel.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 17%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16%, Visual Novel 14.4%, Multiple Endings 9.5%, Choices Matter 9.3%
- #7 Witch Hunter: Our Secret
93% matchNo user reviews
Dev: artbakeries
Windows
Play as Erwin, a witch hunter navigating a fantasy world of magic and suspicion. Your decisions in this visual novel affect friendships, trust, and multiple story outcomes. Choose wisely—the fate of your journey rests with you.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 22%, Interactive Fiction 19.4%, Visual Novel 13.8%, Multiple Endings 12.2%, Hand-drawn 8.7%
- #8 Too Small To Matter
92% match4 user reviews100% of 4 reviews2025
Dev: André AntunesPub: GameDev Técnico
Windows
Journey of animals trying to survive a War. An emotional tale where you'll decide the fate of all who embark on this journey.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 16.7%, Interactive Fiction 15.9%, Visual Novel 11.8%, Multiple Endings 10.7%, Choices Matter 9.4%
- #9 Death by Begonia
91% match2 user reviews50% of 2 reviews2022
Dev: Talia JettPub: Paper Moon Studios
Windows
Death by Begonia is a surreal LGBTQ+ Southern gothic murder mystery. Follow Riley's attempts to reconnect with old childhood friends in a town haunted by annual serial murders. Will you fall in love and unlock the mysteries hidden in your friends' hearts? Or will you die trying?
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 12.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11%, Drama 10.6%, Multiple Endings 9.9%, Visual Novel 9.8%
- #10 Student Union
91% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Visual Novel Village
Windows · Mac · Linux
Your choices guide Lane through this dark drama and romance as shifting pressures form, strain, and shatter strong bonds. Found a student government, recruit members, and struggle to maintain them in the face of unexpected challenges and danger.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 13.1%, Visual Novel 12.9%, Drama 12.7%, Multiple Endings 11.3%, Dark 11.1%
- #11 Dr. Kinderwood's Asylum
89% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Richday
Windows · Mac · Linux
Decide the fate of the son of a tailor and a witch doctor infected with an incurable disease in an interactive story with multiple endings depending on your actions.
Why similar: Nonlinear 19.8%, Visual Novel 14.3%, Interactive Fiction 13.5%, Multiple Endings 13.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.5%
- #12 Masquerade: Hell Academy
89% matchPositive82% of 11 reviews2025
Dev: Pil/SlashPub: JAST BLUE
Windows
A Boys Love visual novel set around a pulse-pounding hostage situation. Can Numata make it out of things unscathed? Every choice matters! Fully translated into English with the original Japanese voice acting intact.
Why similar: Drama 14.7%, Interactive Fiction 14.4%, Visual Novel 12.8%, Anime 10.5%, Multiple Endings 10.4%
- #13 Natural - Beyond Nature -
90% matchMostly Positive75% of 24 reviews2016
Dev: Zeiva Inc
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 96%
Natural - Beyond Nature - is a Mystery, Drama, Supernatural Visual Novel. Follow the story of Olea in a chance encounter with two residents of a quiet island, Flori and Llima. Can Olea save them from their cruel yet inevitable fate?
Why similar: Visual Novel 20.2%, Anime 11.8%, Nonlinear 11.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 8.9%, Interactive Fiction 8.8%
- #14 Blackthorn Witch
88% match9 user reviews100% of 9 reviews2024
Dev: BDOneArt
Windows · Mac · Linux
A psychological horror story set in the town of Blackthorn; a place that lives in constant fear of a witch. The two main suspects? Levi’s mom and sister! His only lifelines to the outside world. Can they live a peaceful life? Or will they be dragged down by the dying town?
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 16.7%, Visual Novel 13%, Multiple Endings 11.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.7%, Choices Matter 9.4%
- #15 荧惑焚心录Yinghuo
87% match7 user reviews100% of 7 reviews2025
Dev: DongmianYueqiu
Windows
明末题材文字冒险游戏。背景为崇祯死后第二年(1645),你将扮演一名火器学者,无意中捡到了前朝公主,一场涉及复仇与真相、战乱与选择的旅途就此展开。约17万字剧情,有4个不同走向的结局和多个死亡结局。
Why similar: Historical 19.4%, Interactive Fiction 15.4%, Visual Novel 12.8%, Drama 12.6%, Multiple Endings 12.5%
- #16 Kino
86% matchPositive100% of 22 reviews2025
Dev: Lacking Finesse Games
Windows
Odesa, 1929. A woman wakes up. This will be her last morning. An all-powerful film camera forces her to watch her life again. Can she find what was missing? A very short choose-your-own-adventure based on Dziga Vertov's Man with a Movie Camera.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 19.8%, Visual Novel 17%, Interactive Fiction 15.8%, Historical 13.6%, Drama 12%
- #17 Whispers of Gold
86% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Falling Raven
Windows
In pursuit of coin, hired dagger Arthur finds himself embroiled in conspiracy involving the daughter of a noble House. Who is really pulling the strings behind the scenes?
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 14.8%, Visual Novel 14.3%, Hand-drawn 12.9%, Multiple Endings 12.8%, Interactive Fiction 12.4%
- #18 Endless Monday: In Progress
85% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: hcnone
Windows · Mac · Linux
"Endless Monday: In Progress" - New job, new Penny. Our favorite former corporate grunt is back, and working hard to live the dream! But as she struggles to keep the dream alive, she'll need all the help she can get, from friends, angry ex-coworkers, the past, and beyond.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 16.8%, Visual Novel 16.2%, Interactive Fiction 15.7%, Multiple Endings 14.1%, Choices Matter 12.6%
- #19 Bride Of Darkness
84% matchPositive94% of 18 reviews2023
Dev: Vorobushek
Windows
Maria's plans for the future are completely ruined, as her parents unexpectedly marry her off. But an unwanted marriage is not the worst thing that awaits Maria, and her own life is at risk.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 19%, Nonlinear 15.6%, Visual Novel 15.2%, Hand-drawn 12.8%, Anime 11.2%
- #20 Peter's Journey
83% matchMixed52% of 42 reviews2024
Dev: Dreamer StudioPub: Start Game
Windows
Embark on a journey of this text anime quest with RPG elements! Walk through beautiful locations, overcome challenges and make Peter’s dreams come true. Every step you take matters. And don’t forget to take the diary - you’ll need it!
Why similar: Historical 15.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.8%, Interactive Fiction 12.3%, Hand-drawn 10.2%, Visual Novel 10.1%
- #21 Wildwake
82% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Moonhaze Games
Windows
Stranded after a plane crash in a freezing wilderness, you must manage body temperature, injury, and sanity as every decision shapes your survival.
Why similar: Nonlinear 17%, Interactive Fiction 15.3%, Visual Novel 13.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.6%, Choices Matter 12.2%
- #22 Legends of Savvarah: Time of Pariah
81% matchVery Positive98% of 133 reviews2024
Dev: ST Sinovar
Windows · Mac · Linux
You are Hidu, a beastman mercenary in a port city. You must survive one very bad day. How? That’s entirely up to you. There are countless ways for events to unfold — and 25 endings.
Why similar: Nonlinear 18.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.2%, Interactive Fiction 15.8%, Multiple Endings 10.2%, Choices Matter 9.1%
- #23 Streams Upon Memories : Dawn of the Fractured Mind
81% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Kashi Maadsen
Windows · Mac · Linux
Awaken in a world plunged into uncertainty. You must navigate hidden truths and make crucial choices. Will you uncover the secrets of your existence? Your path will determine your fate in this journey.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 18.7%, Visual Novel 17.6%, Interactive Fiction 17.3%, Choices Matter 10.5%, Multiple Endings 10.4%
- #24 Change the World
82% matchMostly Positive77% of 13 reviews2020
Dev: Tea Leaf Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Human belief has the power to change reality. For millennia, alien races have been visiting Earth, gaining supernatural abilities and fantastic wealth by exploiting this remarkable power. But humans are advancing, and many aliens now find themselves leaving Earth with nothing but debts and regrets.
Why similar: Visual Novel 18.7%, Multiple Endings 16.8%, Interactive Fiction 16.7%, Hand-drawn 12.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.2%
- #25 LoveSick Darlings
80% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Dimitri Odysseus
Windows · Mac · Linux
TRY THE FREE DEMO! Make impossible decisions, romance girls, break each others hearts, and form unique bonds through your choices in this immersive game and story! Who will YOU go with to the end-of-year dance?
Why similar: Nonlinear 17.6%, Visual Novel 13.1%, Drama 12%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.2%, Multiple Endings 10.8%
- #26 Mojika - Truth Rears Its Ugly Head
78% matchMostly Positive77% of 461 reviews2025
Dev: NITRO ORIGINPub: JAST
Windows
Median: 7.6 hrsMean: 9.8 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Haunted by the ability to read minds, Suteru embarks on a journey of revenge against those who wronged him. Uncovering the secrets of his tormentors, he must confront his demons in a story that explores the depths and darkness of the human mind.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 12%, Interactive Fiction 11.7%, Visual Novel 9.8%, Multiple Endings 9.8%, Drama 9.5%
- #27 Brageskålen
79% match7 user reviews100% of 7 reviews2023
Dev: Tidvis Games
Windows · Mac
Travel to Veøya in the Viking Age and solve a dangerous mystery with cunning and song!
Why similar: Historical 22.6%, Interactive Fiction 20.4%, Visual Novel 17.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.9%, Choices Matter 11.5%
- #28 Confinio: Reality Prison
79% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Enthariel Games
Windows
Confinio is an intriguing visual novel that delves into your sensations as you embody the protagonist who has just awakened in a prison with no memory. Make decisions, solve puzzles, interact with the environment, use objects, interrogate people, all to yourself and uncover the enigmatic reality.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 14.7%, Interactive Fiction 12%, Visual Novel 11.4%, Drama 10.5%, Multiple Endings 10.2%
- #29 Alchemy Academy
78% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Hokkori Games
Windows
Danger looms over Calder and its citizens. Is it linked to the Alchemy Academy, the workings of a secretive cult, or an ancient god rising to erase the city? In this narrative game with multiple endings, each choice you make unfolds its own story.
Why similar: Nonlinear 17%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.6%, Multiple Endings 11.8%, Visual Novel 11.2%, Choices Matter 10.1%
- #30 Legends of Savvarah: Flowers and Scorpions
76% matchVery Positive98% of 85 reviews2026
Dev: ST Sinovar
Windows · Mac
You are Nikaria. An agent of a mysterious god, sent to another country. Does the end justify the means? Is the will of the god above the law? Is the death of a non-believer insignificant? The decision is yours alone.
Why similar: Nonlinear 18.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.6%, Interactive Fiction 15.8%, Visual Novel 12.5%, Multiple Endings 10.6%
- #31 어서오세요 신성재판에
77% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: 지식보관소
Windows
Waking up after a car accident to find yourself in another world? Welcome to "Sacred Trial." In a magical world, you face the threat of being summoned to the sacred trial. A fantasy detective adventure where you must prove your innocence in a fantasy world.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 18.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 17.1%, Visual Novel 15%, Drama 10.7%, Puzzle 9.8%
- #32 Into the Waves
77% matchVery Positive92% of 88 reviews2021
Dev: Flying Whale
Windows · Mac · Linux
Morin is a barkeeper with an unusual curse. All people look like shadows to him, except for one mysterious stranger... Solve the mystery of the curse, fight true darkness and mix the most unusual cocktails in the atmospheric visual novel — Into the Waves!
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 16.1%, Visual Novel 15%, Multiple Endings 14.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.3%, Drama 10.9%
- #33 A Day in the Palace
76% matchPositive96% of 24 reviews2024
Dev: Tidvis Games
Windows · Mac
Travel to Poland in 1772, experience life as a servant, and solve a mystery at court!
Why similar: Historical 30.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 17.3%, Visual Novel 16.9%, Choices Matter 12.5%, Multiple Endings 11%
- #34 Mr. Mueller's Grand Experiment
75% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2024
Dev: Scott Tipton
Windows · Mac · Linux
In an engrossing interactive novel, live as the assistant to a remarkable historical figure: George Mueller, a man who witnessed orphans dying young in the streets of 1830's England and decided he would care for them, no matter the cost.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 20.6%, Interactive Fiction 18.3%, Historical 18.1%, Visual Novel 13%, Multiple Endings 7.9%
- #35 Endless Monday: Dreams and Deadlines
74% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 1,887 reviews2023
Dev: hcnone
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 74%
"Endless Monday: Dreams and Deadlines" - In this short story from the Endless Monday, Penny, a mild-mannered corporate grunt, spends a weekend at the office in an effort to finish her project on time while overcoming distractions from coworkers, space aliens, imaginary friends, and herself.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 17.3%, Interactive Fiction 16.9%, Visual Novel 15.1%, Hand-drawn 14%, Multiple Endings 11.9%
- #36 Windrush Tales
74% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 3-Fold Games
Windows
Experience the triumphs and tribulations of two Caribbean immigrants in post-war Britain, in the world’s first Windrush video game, from the creators of the BAFTA nominated Before I Forget. How will you shape your story in this branching narrative interactive photo album?
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 23.5%, Hand-drawn 17.3%, Historical 13.2%, Choices Matter 11%, Multiple Endings 10.9%
- #37 CAFE 0 ~The Sleeping Beast~ REMASTERED
75% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2023
Dev: ROSEVERTE MYSTERYPub: ROSEVERTE
Windows · Mac · Linux
The supernatural mystery visual novel, "CAFE 0 ~The Sleeping Beast~" returns as a remastered version. Will the maid, Corliss, find out why she died within the 7 days time limit?
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 16.2%, Interactive Fiction 15.5%, Visual Novel 13.2%, Hand-drawn 12%, Mystery 10.7%
- #38 BURN
73% matchPositive91% of 11 reviews2024
Dev: Convict Games
Windows
𝕭𝖀𝕽𝕹 is a short and replayable visual novel, where you play Nina BURN, the biggest pop star in the world at the turning point of her career. Will you change pop music? Will you become a monster? 𝖄𝖔𝖚 𝖜𝖎𝖑𝖑 𝕭𝖀𝕽𝕹.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 17%, Interactive Fiction 14.6%, Visual Novel 13.5%, Multiple Endings 13%, Choices Matter 10.7%
- #39 Isle of Maligree
73% matchPositive100% of 15 reviews2024
Dev: Gilded Rune Games
Windows · Mac
Become an investigator in a dark fantasy story. People keep going missing in Maligree, before being forgotten by all who knew them. Will you solve the case before you forget?
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 14.4%, Interactive Fiction 13.8%, Visual Novel 12.9%, Multiple Endings 11.7%, Hand-drawn 11.1%
- #40 Bogeys, Ghosts & Gods
72% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Anecdote StudioPub: BoLo
Windows
Bogeys, Ghosts & Gods is a non-linear Chinese fantasy visual novel. Adapted from the classic Chinese supernatural collection Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio, it presents a bizarre and fantastical world. What choices will you make if you step into it?
Why similar: Visual Novel 15.7%, Hand-drawn 15.6%, Multiple Endings 12.3%, Interactive Fiction 10.9%, Anime 10.6%
- #41 Ukraine War Stories
72% matchVery Positive87% of 1,079 reviews2022
Dev: Starni Games
Windows
Ukraine War Stories is a set of visual novels about the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine. Set in the early months of the war, it tells the stories of civilians trapped on Russian-occupied territory. All stories are based on real events and eyewitness accounts.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 15.2%, Interactive Fiction 15.2%, Historical 15%, Visual Novel 11%, Multiple Endings 9.2%
- #42 魔女低语时
73% match6 user reviews67% of 6 reviews2022
Dev: Shellpeach
Windows
这是一款悬疑推理类文字冒险AVG,玩家扮演一名初出茅庐的侦探王朝阳,进入迷雾重重的学园,和各位可爱的女性角色互动,以找出诡异案件的真相!
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 18.6%, Visual Novel 18%, RPG 17.4%, Multiple Endings 15.6%, Drama 11.4%
- #43 Shiina Taki's Decameron
69% matchOverwhelmingly Positive100% of 7,038 reviews2024
Dev: 面影桥花见同好会
Windows
Shiina Taki's Decameron is a doujin interactive fiction based on anime「BanG Dream! It's MyGO!!!!!」. The story concentrates on Shiina Taki, the drummer and song writer of MyGO!!!!! and her fight against fate till the last breath.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 25.2%, Drama 21.2%, Anime 18.9%, Multiple Endings 14.7%, Visual Novel 8%
- #44 ThroneBreaker
71% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2025
Dev: Kingdoms Games
Windows
You play whose family was executed under the orders of a ruthless king Through years of cunning strategy and dangerous alliances, you lead a rebellion and seize the throne for yourself. But the crown is no sanctuary. Years later, just as you begin to rebuild the realm an assassin’s blade finds you.
Why similar: Visual Novel 19.3%, Multiple Endings 17.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.9%, RPG 14.2%, Choices Matter 12.5%
- #45 Path of the Heart
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Ourbit Game Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
Alone and lost for falling asleep on the first day of school, the only option left for Tsuki Ito is to trust a peculiar-looking girl with a radiant presence. Follow this story of romance and suspense inspired by the classic tale of "Little Red Riding Hood."
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 14.1%, Drama 13.8%, Visual Novel 11.8%, Nonlinear 11.6%, Anime 9.7%
- #46 Forgotten Fables: Wolves on the Westwind
71% matchVery Positive89% of 80 reviews2022
Dev: Owned by GravityPub: Ulisses Digital
Windows
Forge your own path and embark on a perilous journey on board a ship of Thorwal raiders in this epic tale set in the award-winning world of The Dark Eye RPG.
Why similar: Historical 14.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.6%, Interactive Fiction 13.1%, Visual Novel 9.7%, Multiple Endings 9.6%
- #47 Creepy Crypt Critters
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Arcade Eleven
Windows
A surprising mix of adventure and memory games, featuring RPG-inspired mechanics and immersive storytelling. Explore a crypt filled with traps, dangers, and hostile creatures. Will you uncover the crypt’s secrets, or will you become its next victim? Make strategic choices to survive.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 16.4%, Interactive Fiction 14.8%, Choices Matter 11.2%, Multiple Endings 10.5%, Visual Novel 9%
- #48 The Tiny World
68% matchPositive95% of 21 reviews2025
Dev: Remus
Windows
The Tiny World is a drama visual novel. A New Year's story about a long separation from home, family, friends, and tears freezing in the cold.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 20.2%, Visual Novel 16.3%, Drama 16.1%, Hand-drawn 10.5%, Anime 9.6%
- #49 Horny Academy
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Wet Ink
Windows
Horny Academy is an adult visual novel that blends interactive storytelling with a deep, branching narrative. Every choice you make leads to steamy animated scenes or unexpected twists within the mysterious walls of the magical Academy
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 14.7%, Visual Novel 14.3%, Choices Matter 11.6%, Multiple Endings 11.3%, Nonlinear 11.1%
- #50 The Count of Monte Cristo
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Hidden Veil Studios
Windows
Play as the Count of Monte Cristo in 19th-century France. Charm & Dominate your enemies. Exploit their weaknesses, and orchestrate their downfall in this gripping narrative-driven tale of revenge.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 16.1%, Interactive Fiction 15.1%, Visual Novel 11.1%, Historical 10.7%, Hand-drawn 8%
- #51 Storyteller
68% matchVery Positive88% of 8,587 reviews2023
Dev: Daniel BenmerguiPub: Annapurna Interactive
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Storyteller is an award-winning puzzle game about building stories. Start with a title, settings and characters and create a story that fits the story’s description. Play with stories of love, intrigue, crime, monsters, betrayal, and more!
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 18%, Nonlinear 13.2%, Hand-drawn 11.7%, Puzzle 10.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.2%
- #52 Diomedea Keep
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Dryden Thomas Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Balance sleuthing and romance to solve the murder of a Duke who... pretty much deserved it. Both the Empire and your love are at stake!
Why similar: Visual Novel 17.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.8%, Hand-drawn 13.8%, Choices Matter 13.5%, Mystery 12.3%
- #53 Whispering Memories
68% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2026
Dev: Stellar Forge
Windows · Mac · Linux
Return to a hometown that hasn’t changed the way it should have. A psychological visual novel focused on atmosphere, relationships, and a reality that slowly refuses to stay still. Can you uncover the truth before it consumes you?
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 17.2%, Interactive Fiction 16.5%, Visual Novel 12.3%, Multiple Endings 10.5%, Choices Matter 9.6%
- #54 Rewrite+
69% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 669 reviews2021
Dev: VisualArts/KeyPub: Sekai Project
Windows
Median: 5.4 hrsMean: 60.5 hrs≥1hr: 78%
In this city built upon the ideal coexistence of civilization and the environment, Tennouji Kotarou spends his days with his friends, Kanbe Kotori and Yoshino Haruhiko. In this peaceful city, a tumultuous event shakes the foundations of Kazamatsuri once a year.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 17.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 17.2%, Visual Novel 16.5%, Anime 12.7%, Drama 10.6%
- #55 I Offered You the Crown
67% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2025
Dev: Winter Twilight Productions, LLC
Windows
A drama/comedy visual novel about how holding a relationship together and surviving a deadly blizzard may not be all that different.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 15.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15%, Visual Novel 11.8%, Hand-drawn 11.2%, Drama 10.1%
- #56 Canceled
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: None
Windows
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 15.6%, Historical 15.1%, Interactive Fiction 13.3%, Visual Novel 12.7%, Dark 9.4%
- #57 The Widow's Boutique
67% matchPositive92% of 13 reviews2023
Dev: Tidvis Games
Windows · Mac
Step into a small town society of the 1820s in this historically accurate visual novel, filled with drama, dresses and danger.
Why similar: Historical 21.3%, Visual Novel 14.3%, Multiple Endings 11.9%, Choices Matter 11.2%, Drama 10.8%
- #58 UCOPIA
65% matchVery Positive97% of 104 reviews2025
Dev: YunTYB
Windows
This is a story about art, profit, and friendship.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 21.7%, Multiple Endings 19.3%, Drama 17.2%, Anime 12.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.1%
- #59 Entropic Float: This World Will Decay And Disappear
67% matchPositive92% of 49 reviews2022
Dev: Nico HPub: Starfield Gaming
Windows · Mac
A free drama-mystery visual novel with a modern fantasy setting. Reach out to the fourteen people trapped inside to find the truth through eighteen endings, influenced by but not exclusively bound to your own system time.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 19.9%, Visual Novel 18.8%, Mystery 12.5%, Multiple Endings 12.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11%